Publishing: Is self-publishing a smart move or suicide?
Traditional publishers just don't know a good thing when they see one. Not all traditional publishers actually made the BEST decision when it comes to choosing books. Do you know that several best selling authors have been turned down by publishers? Stephen King, author of Gone with The Wind and Chicken Soup have been rejected by publishers and were not even given the second glance. Now does that mean these Bestsellers are AMATEURS? I don't think so. Self-publishing is not for everyone just like traditional publishing MAY NOT BE for everyone. When I meet an author with a great book concept, one who’s definitely the right person to write that book, right away I’ll often encourage him or her to self-publish. This is because I know that an author is thoroughly invested in what they have to say. Your publisher can help you determine the genre if you like. The difference with self-publishing is that you happen to send in your materials to the publisher and they will do all the work for you depending on which program you are on. Publishing packages are very affordable and investing on getting your book published is a good start. It is best if you send in the entire manuscript and should not worry about protection because publishers have an agreement to not use your material without your consent. Publishing companies now have all the resources to publish books with the same productivity and efficacy as that of regular black and white books. Considering the fact that most books are in full color, you should choose a publishing company whose book’s are of the highest quality, bar none. Now considering that there are so many publishers already always place in mind that your book is your work and that no one should be telling you what to do with - it should be up to your discretion how it should be published, printed and marketed. Sorry for the long reply. Im just peeved at someone saying they are AMATEURS. Personally, they don't know what they are talking about.
Where should I send my novella for publishing, when it's complete?
Brian Garner is substantially correct.I would also like to point out that since you have clearly done no research whatsoever on publication outlets, I venture to say that your novella is nowhere near ready for publication in any format. By now you should have established with your own research what genre it is in, what publishing venues might be interested in it, or whether because of the genre there are no traditional publishers at all and you should look for advice on self publication. Based on the fact that you’ve come to Quora with zero information about your novella to ask where you should send it for publishing, I am inclined to think you’ve been just as sloppy about editing.If you can’t even say what genre your novella is in, how do you expect anyone to give you any kind of information about where to send it? Oh, you could go ahead and send your love story to science fiction magazines if you want, but I hope you are planning on papering your bathroom with rejection slips if you do.In general, as Brian Garner told you, no traditional book publisher will publish a novella, except some category romance publishers. There are some outlets for novella publishing in specialty magazines, such as science fiction, fantasy, a very very few “women’s interest” magazines, romance magazines, confession magazines, and Christian magazines. Tor.com is e-publishing science fiction and fantasy novellas on their website, but no other SF publisher is doing so, so far as I know.Occasionally a special interest magazine (such as Playboy) will accept a novella for publication, but the standards for such things are very high.
Who would be willing to publish a book by a teenager?
Before you post you would wish to appear into getting an agent. Some publishing residences would possibly not appear at your manuscript until it comes by way of an agent. Just watch out of unscrupulous marketers in the market. You too can self post, however be conscious that there are unscrupulous publishers who will take expertise of you & attempt to cheat you as good. I'm attaching a few hyperlinks as to what to prevent & what to appear out for. As some distance as your ebook is going, earlier than you even take into account watching for an agent or a publishing agreement you must get anyone to learn it & provide you suggestions. DO NOT use a buddy or loved ones member for this seeing that they're going to almost certainly be too overly best approximately the whole lot & that's now not what you want. Offhand, I'm going to be sincere & say that out of your prologue, it sounds just like the ebook quite demands a well enhancing. There are writing circles on the web that you'll become a member of for stuff like this. It is not horrible & you do have abilities, it simply appears like it will desire a circular or 2 of enhancing. Nobody places out a ebook flawlessly the primary time, now not even the professionals. I additionally advise that you simply do a Mary Sue litmus scan. Don't take this for my part- I advocate it to every person seeing that it is only that effortless to fall into the Mary Sue entice. I'm attaching a hyperlink for that as good. Above all else, DON'T be given anybody who says "oh, you write so well on your age" seeing that that's in an insult. It signifies that they do not discover your writing all that impressive, however determine that it is well adequate for anyone that age. If anyone says that to then you that is a signal that you simply ought to return by way of your ebook & see what demands to be transformed.
How do I get a publisher to read my novella?
Most publishers aren’t interested in reading novellas. However, there are many magazines that might be interested in both publishing your novella and paying you for it.There is very little money in publishing novellas because the price point is so low. However, if you want to have a publisher read your novella, it’s best to search online for novellas publishers in your space (SFF if you write that, or PRN if you right romance, etc.).Then, find their submission guidelines and write a personal email to them about why they will like your book, along with any plans you have to continue the series. It’s much tougher and longer than just blasting every publisher in the world, but the deeper you can make the connection, the better.Russell—Are you an author or creator. Check out my FREE Facebook group, Writers and Creators Making Money Selling Books, by clicking here.
Step-by-step book publishing?
I am 14 years old and have written 7 1/2 chapters of a book (and it's actually okay). When I'm finished, I want to get it published, but I have absolutely NO idea how to get it done. My books is about Greek mythology, and is designed for a 12-16 age period (not a percy jackson copy). Please give me a 'step-by-step guide, that really describes each process, because really, I am clueless. Any advice on writing letters to publishers and whomever I would need to write letters to is appreciated. If possible, please give me a list of publishers that might be willing to publish my type of book. I know this is a lot of questions but I really need to know because I will finish my book in less that a month, because I write at least a chapter a day. Thank you very much in advance! P.S. Please no ridiculous answers I really don't have time for that, and people that do that are crude and senseless.
Can someone provide a thorough case study of getting published as a first time author in India? Read details.
You didn't specify whether you are looking forward to getting a book published, or research based articles in journals, news-paper, etc. I have no experience of getting a book published, but I have got a few research based articles published in reputed journals, and I will answer accordingly.Needless to say, all publishers are looking for non-plagiarized quality content.The financial aspects, especially for a newbie writer are very bad. Most publishers who are willing to pay you for writing are looking for prior experiences with writing, and impeccable command over the language you are writing in.If you are new, I would suggest you to begin with some non-paid work.Since you asked for example based answer, here is how it went for me:I first started writing some articles, and publish them on my lame blog. Peace. Hope. Faith.Then I got an unpaid internship as a content creator with an NGO called LEAF Society, and I wrote articles on Right to Information Act, 2005 for their blog. You can find many such online internships through websites like Intershala and Twenty19, some companies are even willing to pay up to Rs 15000/- per month. Not at all bad for part time work if you ask me. Leadership through Education and Action Foundation Society Meanwhile, I also managed to get myself published in a reputed International Journal. Equality and Social Justice: Is Affirmative Action in India Justified? You can try and get yourself published in such journals, but remember that they are looking for thoroughly researched works, and you will have to attend a conference and present your ideas. Acceptance rate for this journal was around 5% if I remember correctly.Apart from this you can write articles for news-paper and magazines. You can write mails to their editors and they will let you know whether they will publish your articles or not.As far as getting well paid work is concerned, I think building a good reputation is a necessity before that. And I think the above should give a good base towards showcasing your writing- skills.
Can anyone give me the number of a novel publisher?
I don't have any number of a novel publisher. But there is a person who is helping the budding writers to publish their novels and running campaigns for self publishing. You can contact Rasana Atreya. She may help you.
How much money can I make self-publishing novels?
How much? Allow me to offer three answers. 3. It costs less than $50 to publish through Amazon's "new, improved" CreateSpace publishing program. That's why, after more than 300 book deals, including deals for stacks of award-winners and best-sellers, I have turned in my 'literary agent' badge. What a freeing experience. I am not abandoning the publishing world. Instead, I am enjoying all of its best forms more than ever. 2. Most authors don't how how to write and publish a book until after they've already done it once and been disappointed by the results. To me, every great book is a 'golden key' that opens exciting new doors for speaking engagements, mass media appearances, social media buzz, etc. True, a lot of people don't have a good or great book in them. Then again, a lot do. The more on-ramps and fewer roadblocks we can create for them, the more everyone wins. I've presented a 'no fear' 2-part workshop on today's best book publishing options at a growing number of colleges, grad schools, universities, conferences, etc. I'll be glad to send a copy of the handouts to any reader.Just drop a quick line to me at mailto:dsanford@corban.edu. You can check out my bio at www.linkedin.com/in/drsanford.1. I've seen friends use Amazon CreateSpace to self-publish their book and make the equivalent of a full year's salary in three weeks (using my "author party" strategy). I've seen others sell a few hundred books, make one or two thousand dollars, and call it good. What do YOU want to make? Do you have the right topic? Do you have the needed expertise? Do you already have an audience? And, last but not least, are you a compelling writer? Yes, that's still important!
I need some advice on getting my book published.?
Oh, god bless these answers. (1) Get an agent. I work for a large house, and if you're interested in a large distribution, the larger house is the way to go. Mind you, SMALLER publishing houses WILL accept unsolicited manuscripts, so don't discount them. Check out Writer's Market, 2008, from your library or bookstore, or the Literary Marketplace (LMP), which is like the White Pages of publishing (heck, I'm in there). The Writer's Market will give you advice on how to be published, acquire an agent, etc.; LMP will give you a list of people who may be willing to listen. In the end, agents will read your work, know people who may be interested in your work, and get that work to them. (2) Your rights (we call them "subrights") are negotiated in your contract. Things like UK rights, international rights, audio books, merchandise, film, etc., are lumped into these rights. For a first-time author, you will probably hold none of these except for first series. I wouldn't worry about UK printings at the moment. (3) Don't mail the copy to yourself, it's useless. And don't register your work for copyright protection, either. The main reason being that if someone acquired your manuscript, there are bound to be edits. There are bound to be revisions. And in the end, the resulting body of work will no longer resemble the original body of work that was copyrighted, and the protection would have been rendered useless. (4) When a publishing house acquires your manuscript, the hard parts are done for you. We'll edit, copy edit, design, package, and sell your book to bookstores. (5) Whatever you do, read the guidelines for each agency and publishing house you submit to, as they are all different. The key word I noticed in your query was "quickly." I assure you, getting published takes quite a long time. But be patient. If you want it badly enough, you'll have to be patient.
What's a good self-publishing company?
Page Publishing appear to me to be a vanity press, in that you are paying for publication. I have seen reports of thousands or even tens of thousands of ‘author investment’ required. Run like hell, would be my advice, especially as they are running what appear to be TV infomercials to attract authors. This is not something that a legit publishing company would do. We have enough people who want to publish with us that they seek out us, and we finance ourselves via selling books, not via ‘investment’.(I did an Amazon search for the author of the first Testimonial on Page’s website. I’m sure the book is great, but the cover art is atrocious and amateurish, and the sales rank is south of 3.9 million. This is not a business that is selling a lot of books.)Another red flag is when they say your book will be listed on Ingram so that bricks-and-mortar retailers can order it. This is a commonly-used bit of weasel wording among pseudo-publishers; I won’t bother going in to why it’s deceptive, but just be aware that as soon as someone in this line of business starts talking to potential authors about Ingram, lace up your running shoes.Just a couple of other notes that might be helpful: first, 150pp feels a bit short for a novel; you will probably have to put a lower price on it than the standard level .Also, maybe reconsider trade publishing? When you ‘sell the rights to your book’ actually what you’re doing is licensing the right to publish it in various different ways. A good publishing contract will have a ‘reversion clause’, which sets out how you can get your rights back. These vary but a good starting point would be if the book goes out of print, or sells fewer than a minimum number of copies in a year, or something like that (why should your publisher get to sit on those rights if they aren’t actually doing anything with them?)If you want to self-publish for other reasons, go ahead of course, but stay away from the Pages of this world, would be my advice. There are a lot of sharks out there.